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Originally Posted by Lady Jane
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That Wikipedia article is a very interesting read and I thank you for posting the link. I suppose we will never know the ground truth on Scorpion's loss. The tragedy still greatly strikes a nerve with me -- and likely anyone who had been to sea on a submarine -- 55 years later.
In the Spring of 1973 I was scheduled to be part of a team on sister USS Snook (SSN 592) for a very interesting month-long mission, which was cancelled at the last minute when the boat had a maintenance issue of some kind.
Here is a little tribute to the Scorpion, including one of the last photos taken of her before the catastrophe:
(For the diagram, 1 = sonar, 2 = torpedo room, 3 = control room, 4 = S5W nuclear reactor, 5 = not sure -- aux machinery? reactor control?, 6 = engine room)